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If you knew you could possibly reduce your risk for breast cancer, significantly, by adding a certain thing to your cereal or oatmeal, would you? Bonus: It's tasty!

Walnuts!

According to a new study conducted by researchers at Marshall University, a handful of walnuts a day may reduce the growth of breast cancer (at least, as seen in their study of mice).

"A handful of walnuts contains almost twice as much antioxidants as an equivalent amount of any other commonly consumed nut," said chemistry professor and study researcher Joe Vinson, who completed a separate study on walnuts announced earlier this year. "But unfortunately, people don't eat a lot of them."